Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

Sirona care & health; West of England; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Generous leave

NHS benefits

Training opportunities

Job summary

Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services – is recruiting a Band 7 Urgent Care Practitioner for South Bristol UTC. You will assess, manage and refer urgent injuries and illnesses, with face‑to‑face, telephone and video consultations.

The role includes shift leadership, mentoring of junior colleagues, and contributing to service improvement through audits and governance, with access to NHS benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Autonomously provide patient centred care with assessment and appropriate referrals.
• Conduct face-to-face, telephone and video consultations.
• Utilise advanced clinical examination skills to support diagnostic reasoning.
• Mentor junior colleagues and healthcare students.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessment, management and referral of urgent cases.
• Provide shift leadership to ensure smooth department operation.
• Support clinical governance and participate in audits and service improvement.
• Deliver safe and effective care and provide clinical advice to colleagues.

Skills

Urgent care

Clinical assessment

Leadership

Independent Prescribing

Job description

Sirona Care & Health operates multi-professionally led, place-based urgent care services across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. South Bristol Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) provides same-day urgent care for patients presenting with minor injuries and minor illnesses. The service is open 8.00am to 8.00pm, seven days a week.

We are currently recruiting for a motivated Band 7 Urgent Care Practitioner (ECP/ENP/Specialist Paramedic/Extended Scope Physiotherapist) to join our team at South Bristol UTC.

In this role, you will undertake the comprehensive assessment, management, and referral of a diverse range of service users presenting with urgent injury and illness. The position also includes supporting junior team members, conducting remote consultations, providing shift leadership, and contributing to service improvement through audit and project work.

We offer access to regular internal training and a range of external higher education development opportunities, including Independent Prescribing courses.

We are a friendly, experienced, and supportive team seeking a reliable, enthusiastic, and self‑motivated individual who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and is committed to delivering high‑quality patient care.

• Autonomously provide patient centred care, including assessment, shared care planning and appropriate referral of service users.
• Undertake a variety of consultation types including face to face, telephone and video.
• Utilise advanced clinical examination skills to support diagnostic reasoning and patient centred care plans.
• Utilise Patient Group Directions or Independent Prescribing (desirable) to appropriately manage patient presentations.
• Undertake shift leadership role to ensure the smooth running of the department. This will include prioritisation of workload based around available resources, support for the clinical and non‑clinical teams, acting to ensure the safety of patients and team members and liaising with management and external partners.
• Support unit safety by effectively carrying out initial assessment and prioritisation of presenting patients.
• Provide clinical expertise and advice to colleagues and junior practitioners. This will include formal mentoring of junior colleagues and healthcare students.
• Support the UTC management and colleagues to deliver robust clinical governance and service improvement programs.
• Use of your skills, knowledge, and experience to deliver safe and effective care to our service users

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you’re starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don’t be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Eimer Kilroe Job title: Clinical and Operational Lead Email address: [e-mail]